Table 2. Summary of publications with original research on strongyloidiasis in Australian Indigenous people*.
Study | Purpose of Study | Study Location | participants+ | Study Design |
[4] | To investigate the biomedical consequences of lifestyle changes among communities in order to help people understand changes and to cope with them. | Arhhem Land, Northern Territory | 403 Iac | Cross-sectional and longitudinal |
[5] | To report prevalence and distribution of infections with S. stercoralis in communities. | Remote communities, Queensland | 122 Ic | Retrospective |
[21] | To present the case of one adult with 10 episodes of meningitis due to strongyloidiasis. | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia | 1 Ia | Retrospective case |
[22] | To report a case study of a child that demonstrates how clinically unsuspected strongyloidiasis progresses to hyperinfection after increase in immunosuppression medication. | Adelaide Childrens Hospital | 1 Ic | Case |
[16] | To describe a case of hyperinfection. | Royal Darwin Hospital | 1 Ia | Case |
[28] | To explore the utility of antibody tests for confirming cure of strongyldoidiasis in endemic population. | Arnhem land, Northern Territory | 508 Iac | Case control |
[15] | To determine whether complicated strongyloidiasis occurs in association with HTLV-1 infection. | Alice Springs Hospital | 18 Iac | Retrospective case |
[41] | To compare infection-related mortality rates and pathogens associated for Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults. | Alice Springs Hospital | 351 Ia; 162 Na | Retrospective comparison |
[40] | To compare bloodstream infection rates, pathogens and mortality among Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults. | Alice Springs Hospital | 614 Ia; 69 Na | Retrospective comparison |
[42] | To report biopsy findings using histological assessment and examination under dissecting microscope in intestinal mucosal biopsies from children. | Royal Alexandra Hospital for children | 30 Ic | Prospective comparison |
[43] | To indicate the extent or severity of diarrheal disease in children in communities. | Kimberley region, Northern Territory | 100 Ic | Prospective |
[44] | To show that the severity of diarrheal disease in children as a consequence of underlying small intestinal mucosal damage. | Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory | 339 Ic; 36 Nc | Prospective comparison |
[45] | To describe clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of strongyloidiasis and to identify predisposing factors. | Townsville General Hospital | 9 Iac; 5 Nac | Retrospective |
[46] | To describe strongyloidiasis in children. | Darwin Hospital | 8 Ic | Case |
[50] | To describe clinical and laboratory features of strongyloidiasis. | Royal Darwin Hospital | 64 Iac; 4 Nac | Retrospective |
[51] | To present the case of an infant with meningitis and who subsequently developed complete small-intestinal obstruction. | Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children | 1 Ic | Case |
+a = Adult(s); c = child(ren), ac = adult(s) and child(ren), I = Indigenous; N = non-Indigenous;
*For the purpose of this paper, we respectively use the term Indigenous to represent Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.